The Past SimpleTense (الماضي البسيط)

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The Simple Past Tense (الماضي البسيط)...

The Simple Past Tense is used
To express an event completed in the past

يستخدم الماضي البسيط مع حدث تم بالكامل في الماضي.

For Example:
. I performed Al-Fajr prayers early morning.
I went to Eygpt last weekend.
Ahmad arrived at our house yesterday.

A verb is turned into past by adding (d or ed) at the end of the

infinitive

يتحول الفعل الى الماضي بإضافة (d or ed) الى نهاية المصدر

For Example:
. He arrive(d) yesterday.
She prepare(d) food last night.


There are some irregular verbs
هناك بعض الأفعال الشاذه يجب حفظها

For Example:
. I (write) wrote a letter last week.
I (buy) bought a house last year
I (read) read a story yesterday

Sell- sold , drive-drove, go-went, meet-met, give-gave, get-got
Take-took, forget-forgot, come-came

The Simple Past Tense is usual with words or phrases that are time indicators:
هناك كلمات وعبارات داله على الماضي البسيط
{ Yesterday, last, ago, in the past, year (in 1973) }

For Example:
We played Volleyball yesterday.
I visited my family last week.
I was in Canada a year ago.
In the past, man used horses for traveling around
In 1973, Arabs defeated Israel.
In 2006, Lebanon defeated Israel

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Verb to be

I -----------------> * Present * am ----------------> * Past * was

He , She , it ----------> *Present * is -----------> * Past * was ------------> * Past Participle* been

We , you, they ----------> *Present* are ---------> *Past* were

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For Example

I have been to England two times.
He is always busy

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Examples for Past simple tense:

I (study) English yesterday.
I studied English yesterday.
She (buy) fruits last week.
She bought fruits last week.
In 2007, I (get) my PhD.
In 2007, I got my PhD.

And if you understand (the Simple Past Tense ) There is a small quizz that you can take and you will have your grade based on your performance GOOD LUCK .....

http://www.english-zone.com/verbs/irrpast1.html

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